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>> eric: eric boswell, assistant secretary of state. for security resigned. >> kimberly: they were rewarded with another good job? that's bad case. >> bob: the other people are keer foreign service officers. >> eric: is this more of the same b.v. the obama administration? this is the obama administration. presidential appointees. >> greg: i don't think anyone is misled. blame this on fog of communication. if you link benghazi to climate change they'd pay attention. a new phrase, here it is. pulling a benghazi. this is defineed by ineptitude or scandal that is dismissed by the media because they have a profound crush on obama. that is what we're seeing. we can talkbe about the story until our heads explode. >> andrea: they weren't right before, they weren't forth right during septembe september 11. why are they fourth right when we talk about the consequenc consequences. i hope they blockerry's appointment until secretary of state. >> bob: she said she will testify. you will get answers. you have can't expect her to do it intan stainousl
>> eric: eric boswell, assistant secretary of state. for security resigned. >> kimberly: they were rewarded with another good job? that's bad case. >> bob: the other people are keer foreign service officers. >> eric: is this more of the same b.v. the obama administration? this is the obama administration. presidential appointees. >> greg: i don't think anyone is misled. blame this on fog of communication. if you link benghazi to climate change they'd pay attention....
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eric, this is so good for his overall health to be upright, psychologically, metabolically, physically, decreases his risk of disease and wounds. the head of the division there at mount sinai said we shouldn't look at growth factors and chemicals to get people to walk, look at technology, robotics. we've had this technology. he thinks we'll be able to initiate it by sheer thoughts. i talked about it to dr. samadi, these things are related. if you see david operate with robotic arms you see the same idea. >> dr. samadi, it's unbelievable. it's so important for people who are paralyzed. >> mark is very kind. he's been in our operating room and technology of robotics has changed the way we view things. the surgery we used to do in open surgery involved a big incision, a lot of blood. we couldn't see. now robotic surgery revolutionized. you see people coming in for an hour surgery and go home the next day. exactly the point mark brought in, this is psychologically uplifting. for somebody to stand straight as opposed to looking up it changes your view of life. this is a time we should thank
eric, this is so good for his overall health to be upright, psychologically, metabolically, physically, decreases his risk of disease and wounds. the head of the division there at mount sinai said we shouldn't look at growth factors and chemicals to get people to walk, look at technology, robotics. we've had this technology. he thinks we'll be able to initiate it by sheer thoughts. i talked about it to dr. samadi, these things are related. if you see david operate with robotic arms you see the...
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>> eric: hello. i'm eric bolling with andrea tantaros, bob beckel, dana perino, greg gutfeld. it's 5 verz in new york city. this is "the five." ♪ ♪ >> eric: 22 days until things get weird around here. >> interesting outfit. >> my gosh! >> eric: yes, the dreaded fiscal cliff. tax hike, spending cut and sequestion ration, whatever they are. belly flop the economy at once. comfortabling the know that d.c. is on top of it all. alex simpson, former senator and the guy that everyone thinks is a lifeguard at the fiscal pool. ♪ ♪ >> eric: okay, beckel is gangnam style. good to know we're in good hands but get serious, folks. >> any word from karl rove? >> despite what we're telling you, it's over. romney lost. >> i guess it's time i explain, the good people, the upcoming fiscal cliff. >> the economy is the car and rich sman a driver. don't give the driver many. they will drive you over a cliff. just common sense. >> eric: not exactly. the only way to save the republic is for us to let the president go off the fiscal cliff. taxes will go up. but mandatory spending cuts get enac
>> eric: hello. i'm eric bolling with andrea tantaros, bob beckel, dana perino, greg gutfeld. it's 5 verz in new york city. this is "the five." ♪ ♪ >> eric: 22 days until things get weird around here. >> interesting outfit. >> my gosh! >> eric: yes, the dreaded fiscal cliff. tax hike, spending cut and sequestion ration, whatever they are. belly flop the economy at once. comfortabling the know that d.c. is on top of it all. alex simpson, former senator...
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. >> eric wants to know when that's going to be available. >> 2014. >> eric: this is great stuff. we want it now -- >> it will be. a year from now, it will be. >> you can always take that out and put a new implant and readjust it. >> eric: wonderful to see you. happy new year. we will see you in the new year. >> eric: thank you for the great advice this morning. >> nice to see you. >> eric: a fox news alert. crunch time on capitol hill. congressional leaders, right now, with the last-minute negotiations, to try to avoid $500 billion in spending cuts and tax increases that are set to go into effect, just under 48 hours from now. that is, unless the politicians in washington come up with a deal to pull back from the so call fiscal cliff. good morning on this sunday morning. >> i'm heather childers. welcome to a brand-new edition of america's news headquarters. there is still no concrete plan on the table. instead, lawmakers have given themselves by 3:00 p.m. today to come up with a compromise agreement that will have enough support to survive both a vote in both houses of congress.
. >> eric wants to know when that's going to be available. >> 2014. >> eric: this is great stuff. we want it now -- >> it will be. a year from now, it will be. >> you can always take that out and put a new implant and readjust it. >> eric: wonderful to see you. happy new year. we will see you in the new year. >> eric: thank you for the great advice this morning. >> nice to see you. >> eric: a fox news alert. crunch time on capitol hill....
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people are worried. >> eric: right. and quickly -- we're at risk of having another credit downgrade if we go over the fiscal cliff. we could see another one of those. >> absolutely. all cards are on the table. i just spent the day on the trading floor in chicago and traders are bracing for the worst because they say even if we get a deal, they don't believe it's going to be a good deal i wouldn't we're going to leave it there. sandra, thanks. >>> thank you. >> now rich edison at the capital to see if the consumer freakout is getting attention of lawmakers. i was handed a piece of paper saying both mcconnell and boehner's office is saying it's news to us whether or not there's a deal or plan from president obama anytime soon. what's the latest? >> there's not much movement on capital. the senate is working on issues other than the fiscal cliff. the house doesn't return until sunday. president obama got back today but no significant progress towards a deal. democrats and republicans are fighting about process and issues.
people are worried. >> eric: right. and quickly -- we're at risk of having another credit downgrade if we go over the fiscal cliff. we could see another one of those. >> absolutely. all cards are on the table. i just spent the day on the trading floor in chicago and traders are bracing for the worst because they say even if we get a deal, they don't believe it's going to be a good deal i wouldn't we're going to leave it there. sandra, thanks. >>> thank you. >> now...
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do you agree with eric's take? is the right strategy for republicans to stick to their guns, forget about compromise? >> no. i really don't -- eric is one of my favorite people. we talk a lot. but i think that, and i did work for the speaker gingrich during the shut-down fight in '96, and it did not work out well for republicans. the president has a much bigger bully pulpit than the speaker does. newt gingrich's bully pulpit was pretty big back in those days but at some point, republicans in the house -- and i think boehner is trying to look for ways to do this, speaker boehner, that when you're in the majority, you actually do have a responsibility to help govern. when you're in the minority it's easy. you vote no and go out and play golf. but when you're in the majority, you do have a responsibility and i think that's what boehner is trying to do both within his conference and a little bit broader, more broadly, within the capitol building. >> eric, all during this presidential election, we heard from both republ
do you agree with eric's take? is the right strategy for republicans to stick to their guns, forget about compromise? >> no. i really don't -- eric is one of my favorite people. we talk a lot. but i think that, and i did work for the speaker gingrich during the shut-down fight in '96, and it did not work out well for republicans. the president has a much bigger bully pulpit than the speaker does. newt gingrich's bully pulpit was pretty big back in those days but at some point, republicans...
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eric? >> eric: well, i'm on the record saying we should name it the obama cliff and swan dive off of it. the only way the democrats will cut spending, because they're forceed in to it. if nothing happens, and the deal is not truck, people paycheck get smaller because the payroll taxes expire. people will have to pay in their taxes to a different way. the alternative minimum tax won't be patched and we'll have to be addressed as well. taxes will go up. spending cuts over time will happen as well. i think the stock market will be hit hard. i have the most to lose than anyone i know but the only way to fix the economy. >> eric: president obama wants tax cuts to expire for everyone except those making under $250,000 a year. john boehner plan "b" making $1 million. this looked like president obama coming back with the same deal at 250. they are miles apart. >> kimberly: you were able to speak to people on the hill. what was your reaction? >> andrea: the president spread the stories that he will
eric? >> eric: well, i'm on the record saying we should name it the obama cliff and swan dive off of it. the only way the democrats will cut spending, because they're forceed in to it. if nothing happens, and the deal is not truck, people paycheck get smaller because the payroll taxes expire. people will have to pay in their taxes to a different way. the alternative minimum tax won't be patched and we'll have to be addressed as well. taxes will go up. spending cuts over time will happen...
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and fresno,, 3 good day for an army dad, wwo made a surppiseereeurn hooe & from afghanistan ver the eric spoerle surpprsed his three sonssat the hhuston texans ame against the indianapolis colts in houuttn sundaa.. is wife aad onsswere caaled onto the field during halftimm, and presentee with peam jerseys. hee their dad was revealed under iant & christmas bbx.mom was in on & the bg surprise or the kids and says it was hard to keep 3&pa gray aad rainy day out there.... when will ittclear mmteorologiittvytas reii. 3 3 3 --guunire nats--- natss-- 3 3 --gunfire nnts---&pnatt-----gunfiie nats--- nats--- 3 3& a suspect shot and killed during a standoff with police ...... what hh did hours eaaliir that led tooa gunbattle. "thats hy alot of the cousins wereecoming, because they were chokinn my auntie. chokknn her!" &pherr"viollnce erupts in thh stands..... what happened to the family of a washinggon redskins linebacker. 3 preparinn or theeend of the world ... the rasticcmeasures -& the mayan apocollpse. oh, you have a keurig vue brewer? oh, it's great! now i can brew my coffee just the way i lov
and fresno,, 3 good day for an army dad, wwo made a surppiseereeurn hooe & from afghanistan ver the eric spoerle surpprsed his three sonssat the hhuston texans ame against the indianapolis colts in houuttn sundaa.. is wife aad onsswere caaled onto the field during halftimm, and presentee with peam jerseys. hee their dad was revealed under iant & christmas bbx.mom was in on & the bg surprise or the kids and says it was hard to keep 3&pa gray aad rainy day out there.... when will...
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arrested eric. i would rather he arrested eric than attacked him. >> the police officer, a 17-year veteran of the force, is suspended. a more violent episode of police crossing the line in missouri. it starts as a high-speed chase. several police officers pursue a suspected drunk driver who has a toddler onboard. it's the pickup truck with the flashing lights. the high-speed chase exceeds 100 miles an hour at times. finally, the fleeing suspect stops. an officer's dash cam rolls as the sheriff's deputy approaches the car. the driver comes out, hands up. the deputy throws him to the ground, steps on his back, then kicks him. he looks in the truck, where police say a 3-year-old is sitting without a child seat. the deputy turns around and kicks the man in the groin and then steps on him again. the deputy resigns after an internal investigation. >>> in south carolina, a collection of shocking and disturbing dashboard videos leads federal authorities to investigate alleged misconduct and civil rights vio
arrested eric. i would rather he arrested eric than attacked him. >> the police officer, a 17-year veteran of the force, is suspended. a more violent episode of police crossing the line in missouri. it starts as a high-speed chase. several police officers pursue a suspected drunk driver who has a toddler onboard. it's the pickup truck with the flashing lights. the high-speed chase exceeds 100 miles an hour at times. finally, the fleeing suspect stops. an officer's dash cam rolls as the...
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i want to bring in eric fisher to talk about this. we talked during the break and we talked a lot about how to speak to the kids. but before we go to kids, a lot of adults who are having a really difficult time coming to terms with this internally. i told you, i was out shopping for my goddaughter yesterday who is 7 and almost started tearing up in the tarth store. is it okay to show that emotion to children? >> almost a vicarious grief that we see the grieving other people are going through and with kids so many of us fear losing them that when we see other people grieving it brings out our own fears and we go through that grieving process without necessarily having to. it is perfectly okay to show emotion. it's okay to let your kids see some tears and say i really feel sad about some things that happened around us. >> so, reject that feeling to be stoic and be the strong, stable one. >> exactly. to me, it takes more emotion to show the sadness and things than it does to put a brave face on. i know we want to be strong for our kids,
i want to bring in eric fisher to talk about this. we talked during the break and we talked a lot about how to speak to the kids. but before we go to kids, a lot of adults who are having a really difficult time coming to terms with this internally. i told you, i was out shopping for my goddaughter yesterday who is 7 and almost started tearing up in the tarth store. is it okay to show that emotion to children? >> almost a vicarious grief that we see the grieving other people are going...
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chris van hollen, we're waiting to hear from majority leader eric cantor. and we're going to go to him in just a moment. congressman van hollen, how embarrassing is this for boehner? he's in quicksand right now. >> yeah, it's very embarrassing for the speaker, and it demonstrates what many of us said all along, which is that he unfortunately cannot control his own republican caucus. the republican caucus in the house of representatives has become a very extreme group. way out of the american mainstream. captured by tea party extremists so that even john boehner, the speaker, their leader, can't get them to support his proposal. and i should say, ed, his proposal would still give people earning over a million dollars a year a $50,000 tax break compared to the senate democratic tax bill. in other words, they get a $50,000 break at least compared to what happened if they went over the cliff or if we got the senate bill. and at the same time they were actually proposing to increase taxes on 25 million american families by taking away some of the tax deductions
chris van hollen, we're waiting to hear from majority leader eric cantor. and we're going to go to him in just a moment. congressman van hollen, how embarrassing is this for boehner? he's in quicksand right now. >> yeah, it's very embarrassing for the speaker, and it demonstrates what many of us said all along, which is that he unfortunately cannot control his own republican caucus. the republican caucus in the house of representatives has become a very extreme group. way out of the...
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we hear from eric cantor about plan b that house intends to take up. then we heard from harry reed, now just behind me, jay carney is briefing. but bottom line from the standpoint of republicans, as negotiations with the white house have broken down, is that as eric cantor said a few minutes guy to reporters, they put the onus squarely on the president right now, saying that the action by the house today, which they say they have the votes to pass is the only concrete action to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> and the president has a decision to make. he can support these measures or be responsible for wreckless spending in the largest tax hike in american history. >> and michelle, as sue indicated moment ago, we will hear from john bainener a few minutes about the road ahead. but source near the talks told me that likelihood is that both chambers of congress will leave for the weekend. that will give more space for the speaker and president, perhaps if they choose, to negotiate and members would have the opportunity, if they come up with a product, to pass
we hear from eric cantor about plan b that house intends to take up. then we heard from harry reed, now just behind me, jay carney is briefing. but bottom line from the standpoint of republicans, as negotiations with the white house have broken down, is that as eric cantor said a few minutes guy to reporters, they put the onus squarely on the president right now, saying that the action by the house today, which they say they have the votes to pass is the only concrete action to avoid the fiscal...
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>> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. >> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. but the bhoener will get a lot of press in the next few days. >> luke russert thank you for your reporting there. >> ari, the republican started to realize something that everyone else had been saying about this. they started to realize, we are roting for something that we know won't be taken up by the senate but we are being
>> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. >> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his...
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i'm eric shawn. i'm heather childers in for jamie colby. without a deal the countdown to 2013 also a countdown to smaller pay checks for nearly all americans as the fiscal cliff tax hikes are set to take a bigger bite and the military facing serious cutbacks along with other federal programs that millions of americans count on. >> ed henry live at the white house with the latest on the negotiations. ed, we are really getting down to the wire. what did the president say this morning and will that make a difference? >> good morning, eric. part of what he was doing was putting the onus on republicans. this s his first sunday mornig appearance since 2009. on meet the press. now, pushing a deal on the fiscal cliff. as you noted on capitol hill is where all of the action is right now. the president when he bought the leaders here on friday said they have to try to work something out over the next couple of days and said on "meet the press" his position was either there is a deal or he wants the senate to bring up h his version of this short-term
i'm eric shawn. i'm heather childers in for jamie colby. without a deal the countdown to 2013 also a countdown to smaller pay checks for nearly all americans as the fiscal cliff tax hikes are set to take a bigger bite and the military facing serious cutbacks along with other federal programs that millions of americans count on. >> ed henry live at the white house with the latest on the negotiations. ed, we are really getting down to the wire. what did the president say this morning and...
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eric edwards has the story. >> these kids are doing their own thing on the playground. while competing with each other in a virtual world. this is sqord. a combination game and real- world exercises. >> our idea is not to say that technology is the problem. but embrace it and say can be part of the solution. >> it tracks physical activity and captures a range of motion, duration, and energy. >> kids see which of their friends for the most exercise in a day. >> i did not notice any smack talk on there. >> although bragging rights are involved, kids can only communicate by listing -- a sliding from a list of positive phrases. it is during this time that physical activity plummet. >> it is a vulnerable time during this middle school transition. parents may have to work harder to find their children, but for activity. >> children do not have to be a soccer star or the fastest runner. all you have to do is play. in our experiment, kids would not stop moving. jogging extra laps and hopping around while waiting to see their score. >> want to put it on i wanted to get more poin
eric edwards has the story. >> these kids are doing their own thing on the playground. while competing with each other in a virtual world. this is sqord. a combination game and real- world exercises. >> our idea is not to say that technology is the problem. but embrace it and say can be part of the solution. >> it tracks physical activity and captures a range of motion, duration, and energy. >> kids see which of their friends for the most exercise in a day. >> i...
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immediately and longer term, how much danger he's in of facing a coup and worrying about eric cantor or anybody else behind him. how much is that factors in to the thinking? >> people have worried about this in the past. i'm not hearing a lot of that right now. john boehner is weakest speaker until the next speaker having the same problem he has. there's no indication that eric cantor is anything but on board right now and the truth is there's a good reason for that. they realize this is a lousy job right now. >> terrible job. >> no way to govern the caucus. >> dana, our own chuck todd gaming the talks today, and he said in "first read" that if they, obama and boehner, don't see each other today, brace yourselves for going over the cliff. do you think it's today or never? >> i don't know but what's this thing to get together and have tea? they could have a phone call. i mean, the real question is, are the staffs hammering something out here? i don't read a lot in to does he show up in the oval office. you want the guys to be talking but we know pretty much we all know what the agreem
immediately and longer term, how much danger he's in of facing a coup and worrying about eric cantor or anybody else behind him. how much is that factors in to the thinking? >> people have worried about this in the past. i'm not hearing a lot of that right now. john boehner is weakest speaker until the next speaker having the same problem he has. there's no indication that eric cantor is anything but on board right now and the truth is there's a good reason for that. they realize this is...
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this is crazy that we're even having that discussion, eric. august spending 256-171 the ryan budget was passed extending tax relief for all americans. 19 democrats voted for that. it was handed to mr. reid, mr. obama starting the warfare about taxing the rich. reid sat on the bill. why didn't he bring it up for a vote? why didn't it get fair debate? mr. reid hasn't passed a budget and we going to believe they're serious about the fiscal problems? let's go offense the cliff. >> we have two cameras outside the white house right now. that one i believe is perched on pennsylvania avenue and we have another camera which is perched facing the side entrance. those are the suvs that likely boehner, mcconnell, pelosi and reid will come out of. let's talk about the deal. what if there's a deal, craig, for, i don't know, say 4 hr $500,000 the threshold of who gets taxes and who keeps -- everybody under that number keeps their tax cuts. everyone over pays more and there's spending cuts. is that a bad deal? >> yeah. i think it is. let me tell you why. beca
this is crazy that we're even having that discussion, eric. august spending 256-171 the ryan budget was passed extending tax relief for all americans. 19 democrats voted for that. it was handed to mr. reid, mr. obama starting the warfare about taxing the rich. reid sat on the bill. why didn't he bring it up for a vote? why didn't it get fair debate? mr. reid hasn't passed a budget and we going to believe they're serious about the fiscal problems? let's go offense the cliff. >> we have two...
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simpson and her fiance, former nfl pro eric johnson have been engaged since 2010. a lot to watch today. >>> a lot to watch today and yesterday and even into tomorrow. another threat of tornadoes down this time to the east of the carolinas today and looking at more snow starting to look into the great lakes region. we have really cold air, billings, montana, 1 degree and denver at zero. it feels like it is almost 10 below in some areas. chicago 20 degrees and precipitation in that area, cold enough for snow. all through southern illinois, indiana, ohio, northwestern pennsylvania and northwestern new york state, almost a foot of snow. and new york city and boston will move to all rain. down across the southeast today we see the same severe storms we saw yesterday, wind gusts of 50 miles an hour and it's a busy day. >> on your map i like miami and h honolulu in the 80s. >>> "morning joe" is coming up at the top of the hour. she knows you like no one else. and you wouldn't have it any other way. but your erectile dysfunction - you know, that could be a question of bloo
simpson and her fiance, former nfl pro eric johnson have been engaged since 2010. a lot to watch today. >>> a lot to watch today and yesterday and even into tomorrow. another threat of tornadoes down this time to the east of the carolinas today and looking at more snow starting to look into the great lakes region. we have really cold air, billings, montana, 1 degree and denver at zero. it feels like it is almost 10 below in some areas. chicago 20 degrees and precipitation in that area,...
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it's signed by eric cantor. >> and paul wrien. >>> and paul ryan. any leader who the rebels, shall we say, within the republican conference could have, is now aligned with wehner completely. strengths his hand. he's the sole negotiate, whatever he gets from president obama will be the rule of law. and i think what's really emboldened boehner, ironically, mitt romney's loss. it's this idea that john boehner's survived, he's the one who came through. we were able to keep the house. he does get a lot of credit for that among house republican circles, they were able to keep the house. people think -- >> he raised something like 100 million dollars. >> he's the kingmaker. i suspect that, from folks that i've talked to, eric cantor will not be a thorn in boehner's side. eric cantor realizes he has time, niece his 40s, he wants to be the first jewish speaker of the house. sit back, relax, you know what? if boehner becomes unpopular you don't have to lead a charge against him. you can say, well, that's too bad, john, you don't have the support. but he doesn
it's signed by eric cantor. >> and paul wrien. >>> and paul ryan. any leader who the rebels, shall we say, within the republican conference could have, is now aligned with wehner completely. strengths his hand. he's the sole negotiate, whatever he gets from president obama will be the rule of law. and i think what's really emboldened boehner, ironically, mitt romney's loss. it's this idea that john boehner's survived, he's the one who came through. we were able to keep the house....
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. >> attorney general eric holder last night proposing the radical outre concept that elections ought to be run in a neutral way, a way that is not designed to favor one party or the other. it's crazy, right? the man has gone crazy. joining us now is steve kornacki from salon.com, host of "the cycle." good to have you i don't here. >> great to be here. >> some republican-controlled states, including ohio and virginia are talking about making their state vote for president the same way they vote for congress and the legislature. which right now is set up in a way that dramatically favors republicans, no matter how people vote. is it feasible that they could do this? >> it is feasible, sure, because they have the power. we're talking about states here where you control where the republican party controls the governorship and controls both houses of the legislature. so they have the power to do it. the significance, i literally have some back of the envelope calculations. >> that's an actual envelope? >> with some calculations on it. i think it's worth pointing out. you have four states
. >> attorney general eric holder last night proposing the radical outre concept that elections ought to be run in a neutral way, a way that is not designed to favor one party or the other. it's crazy, right? the man has gone crazy. joining us now is steve kornacki from salon.com, host of "the cycle." good to have you i don't here. >> great to be here. >> some republican-controlled states, including ohio and virginia are talking about making their state vote for...
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georgetown university professor and sociologist michael eric dyson. former governor of pennsylvania and homeland security secretary under president bush and also a member of the virginia tech shooting review panel tom ridge. the president of the american federation of teachers randi weingarten. and columnist for "the new york times" david brooks. welcome to all of you. as my wife and are trying to shield our young kids from news of this event, we realize that it's futile. this is not an exception. we cannot wish these events away. and i mention this robust social networking conversation that unites the country. and if there is one feeling, it is enough. so in that spirit, i want to have this conversation. here is the recent history of school shootings in this country, public rampages. not all at schools. and the number of victims going back to columbine in 1999 all the way to portland, oregon, at a mall. three people killed there. so the context is just so alarming. senator feinstien, we talk about guns. it often overshadows the debate about mental il
georgetown university professor and sociologist michael eric dyson. former governor of pennsylvania and homeland security secretary under president bush and also a member of the virginia tech shooting review panel tom ridge. the president of the american federation of teachers randi weingarten. and columnist for "the new york times" david brooks. welcome to all of you. as my wife and are trying to shield our young kids from news of this event, we realize that it's futile. this is not...
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so they have accepted eric's decision to resign but nevertheless people are still on the payroll. there's the accountability? and it's a coverup of resignations. they don't seem to have any import behind them. the fact of the matter is it's just for show. more political coverup to say we are doing something, heads are going to roll, maybe not the heads that matter and it's -- >> it's a lot of blue smoke and mirrors. i think what it does is it underlines the importance, whatever it turns out to be, the testimony of the secretary of state hillary clinton. she's the only one that can answer a lot of these questions. and senator bob corker of tennessee put an interesting twist on this the other day when he said she should of it before there's a new secretary of state. so certainly john kerry, who is the chairman of the foreign relations committee, now has a pretty strong incentive i think to schedule something where secretary clinton can come up and answer the many, many questions, the growing number of questions about benghazi. >> we know how this works, okay? so first of all, there
so they have accepted eric's decision to resign but nevertheless people are still on the payroll. there's the accountability? and it's a coverup of resignations. they don't seem to have any import behind them. the fact of the matter is it's just for show. more political coverup to say we are doing something, heads are going to roll, maybe not the heads that matter and it's -- >> it's a lot of blue smoke and mirrors. i think what it does is it underlines the importance, whatever it turns...
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majority leader eric cantor. >> we protect 99-- 99.81% of american taxpayers from a tax increase in these very whfficult economic times. >> reporter: that wasn't good fluff for some conservatives who said taxes should not go up for anybody. to placate them speaker boehner introduced a second bill cutting spending by about $200 billion. the whitehouse says the reason that you are resorting to plan b is because you realize you didn't have as much republican support as you wanted for your own proposal in fiscal cliff negotiations, is that true? >> listen, the president knows that i have been able to keep my word on every agreement we've ever made. the fact is, is that his plan is not balanced. and as a result, time is running short. i'm going to do everything i can to protect as many americans from an increase in taxes as i can. short. ha reporter: majority leader harry reid said even if plan b passed house it would be dead on arrival in the senate. >> we not going to do anything to protect the tea party-driven hat ership in the house. it's not what the american eyople want. it's not what th
majority leader eric cantor. >> we protect 99-- 99.81% of american taxpayers from a tax increase in these very whfficult economic times. >> reporter: that wasn't good fluff for some conservatives who said taxes should not go up for anybody. to placate them speaker boehner introduced a second bill cutting spending by about $200 billion. the whitehouse says the reason that you are resorting to plan b is because you realize you didn't have as much republican support as you wanted for...
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in fact he wrote a letter to eric holder. he is your guest. by the way, everybody on a flight from newark to cleveland watching, have a great flight. thanks for tweeting the picture after cocktail. charge it to her. back right after there. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express [ maby december 22nd break from the holiday stress. for christmas delivery. if you're a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms t
in fact he wrote a letter to eric holder. he is your guest. by the way, everybody on a flight from newark to cleveland watching, have a great flight. thanks for tweeting the picture after cocktail. charge it to her. back right after there. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express [ maby december 22nd break from the holiday...
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>> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. but the bhoener will get a lot of press in the next few days. >> luke russert thank you for your reporting there. >> ari, the republican started to realize something that everyone else had been saying about this. they started to realize, we are roting for something that we know won't be taken up by the sep senate but we are being asked to vote for a tax increase. john could not convince them that there was a point. and he could not convince the white house or the public. this was his back up plan. he needs a back up plan for the back up plan. that is a bad thing for him. it is a bad thing for the rest of us because there isn't any leadership going on here. but i think to echo one thing that lu
>> because eric can tore was behind john boehner on this vote i'm leaning no. he has an element within his conference that would not be there in support of him if there is a viable alternative. if this was the final vote, we feel for the guy. but republicans, it is interesting, harry reid said this was a dance. they realize that too, there was no way forward for the bill. but the bhoener will get a lot of press in the next few days. >> luke russert thank you for your reporting...
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i go to eric cantor and he tells me what? >> he already has this covered, to boehner's great credit. he brought paul ryan in, eric cantor in, mccarthy in who might be the one -- >> the guy from california. >> yeah. and he brought them all in on this plan "b" and all on the negotiations. so he's covered there. he needs mcconnell. if he can get mcconnell and a couple senate republicans, then -- >> what about the body of 40 or so tea partiers who are holdouts. how does he reach them? the ones necessary for any kind of majority? >> he doesn't necessarily need them. if he can get senate republicans, then -- >> is that his game right now to go around his hard core right? >> it is. because then the hard core right isn't just blaming john boehner for all the troubles of the world. they're also -- >> can he allow the house of representatives to work its will with the minority of republicans? >> yes, he can. >> glen, is this your view? if we get a sol lux next week it's probably because a speaker allows a minority of republicans, maybe
i go to eric cantor and he tells me what? >> he already has this covered, to boehner's great credit. he brought paul ryan in, eric cantor in, mccarthy in who might be the one -- >> the guy from california. >> yeah. and he brought them all in on this plan "b" and all on the negotiations. so he's covered there. he needs mcconnell. if he can get mcconnell and a couple senate republicans, then -- >> what about the body of 40 or so tea partiers who are holdouts. how...
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we bring in right now liz ann sanders from charles schwab and alan gael and eric steuben from russell investment, darryl pearl from epoch investments standing by who will give us a reaction to the oracle earnings once those numbers cross the wires. they should be coming out momentarily. here's the number to look for, 61 cents a share on earnings is what we're expecting on revenue of 9.02 billion. as soon as we get the numbers we'll see how oracle is doing. liz ann sanders, deal or no deal? what's your take on all of this? >> we'll have a deal. in the first step of the process and then whatever the makeup of the deal will become more important as we go into the beginning of the year. the devil will be in the details, but i do think we get some semblance of a deal. it may not make either side terribly happy but that might be the measure of a decent deal if both sides run happy. >> a great couple of days here with triple-digit moves on the dow jones industrial average. alan gael, you want to buy into it or sell it? >> i would say that it's a little vulnerable here. i think clearly both s
we bring in right now liz ann sanders from charles schwab and alan gael and eric steuben from russell investment, darryl pearl from epoch investments standing by who will give us a reaction to the oracle earnings once those numbers cross the wires. they should be coming out momentarily. here's the number to look for, 61 cents a share on earnings is what we're expecting on revenue of 9.02 billion. as soon as we get the numbers we'll see how oracle is doing. liz ann sanders, deal or no deal?...
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eric holder on his way to connecticut. he may already be here tonight to meet with investigators and first responders and of course tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. here in connecticut and in neighboring states. there will be a moment of silence observed at 9:30 in the morning along with the tolling of 26 bells for the 26 victims who died inside sandy hook elementary. the white house also expected to observe that moment of silence. rick, thanks. the shooting, of course, devastated that community. but it also touched the hearts of strangers so far away. people from all over have opened their hearts to that community and the folks there have certainly noticed. >> you can't even explain what it feels like to know that the world is watching. >> shepard: watching and reacting to an effort to help victims' families. an effort that began the day after the shooting when some sandy hook parents delivered home cooked meals. >> we blindly knocked on 8 doors and just offered food and said we're here. if we could just feed you tonight, th
eric holder on his way to connecticut. he may already be here tonight to meet with investigators and first responders and of course tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. here in connecticut and in neighboring states. there will be a moment of silence observed at 9:30 in the morning along with the tolling of 26 bells for the 26 victims who died inside sandy hook elementary. the white house also expected to observe that moment of silence. rick, thanks. the shooting, of course, devastated that community....
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house majority leader eric cantor who assured earlier in the day that plan b would pass didn't have a whole thrott say last night. >> no vote tonight? >> no. >> will there be a vote tomorrow? >> nope. >> are you ditching plan b? will there be a vote today? >> no. >> a lot of nopes and then no answer when they asked if he was ditching plan b. republican congressman steve latourette was in the room when they called off the vote. >> led us in both the pledge and the prayer. he gave the serenity prayer. and then went to the microphone and said there's going to be a short conference. we don't have the votes. as a result, we're not going to proceed. as a result, we're not going to be here and we're not going to be here until after christmas and maybe we don't come back at all this year. i hope you all have a merry christmas. >> was -- was there any pleas by any other members to encourage them to go along with this vote? >> no. i mean, we've been doing that for two years with these people. and all they -- they become martyrs. they become martyrs in the eyes of these extreme groups. >> other
house majority leader eric cantor who assured earlier in the day that plan b would pass didn't have a whole thrott say last night. >> no vote tonight? >> no. >> will there be a vote tomorrow? >> nope. >> are you ditching plan b? will there be a vote today? >> no. >> a lot of nopes and then no answer when they asked if he was ditching plan b. republican congressman steve latourette was in the room when they called off the vote. >> led us in both...
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eric? >> eric: thank you. in the wake of the sandy hook school shooting, president obama talked about addressing the violent culture. listen. >> i also task the vice president with leading an effort to come up with a comprehensive set of serious proposals to keep our children safe, including strengthening school safety, improving mental health care and addressing a culture that too often glorifies guns a violence. >> eric: isn't hollywood part of america's gun culture? as we peek, warner brothers is planning a big screen adaptation of the video game "mass effects," which has been mentioned in the wake of the shooting in newtown. and the president gets a lot of money from warner brothers and others. very important to note that president obama gets a lot of money from the warner brothers. barry myer at worner brothers or i guess barry bundled money for obama. and quentin terrentino, harvey weinstein also involved in the reelection. these people all produce violent films, do they not? >> that's absolutely right.
eric? >> eric: thank you. in the wake of the sandy hook school shooting, president obama talked about addressing the violent culture. listen. >> i also task the vice president with leading an effort to come up with a comprehensive set of serious proposals to keep our children safe, including strengthening school safety, improving mental health care and addressing a culture that too often glorifies guns a violence. >> eric: isn't hollywood part of america's gun culture? as we...
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eric? >> eric: great transition, steve. christmas tradition here on "fox & friends," our annual paws for a cause series kicks off today. it's all about being a secret santa to pups in need in giving the gift of pet rescue. >> gretchen: joining us is robin, the co-founder and pecktive director of small paws rescue, inc. >> eric: that's not robin. >> gretchen: no, no, no. robin is right here. and bonnie ferguson, director of adoptions for small paws, the largest breed rescue organization in the country. look at these beautiful pooches! you always bring such pretty ones. especially today because they're all decked out. >> yes. we're here for christmas. this is watson. watson is a mix and watson was in really bad ship when we found him in a chicago shelter. he had been mitt romney by a car. he was so thin, that he was too thin to undergo surgery. he is scheduled now. we've gotten him all ready and he'll be having surgery to repair a torn ligament. after that he'll be up for adoption. he's really sweet. he's three years old. >>
eric? >> eric: great transition, steve. christmas tradition here on "fox & friends," our annual paws for a cause series kicks off today. it's all about being a secret santa to pups in need in giving the gift of pet rescue. >> gretchen: joining us is robin, the co-founder and pecktive director of small paws rescue, inc. >> eric: that's not robin. >> gretchen: no, no, no. robin is right here. and bonnie ferguson, director of adoptions for small paws, the...
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donna gentile-o'donnell and michael eric dyson. professor, great to have you with us tonight. >>> there's a lot more coming up in the next half hour of "the ed show." stay tuned. >> we're not going to implement obama care in florida. >> we're going to continue to push back on washington, d.c. >> add new jersey and south dakota to the list of states where republican governors are still fighting obama care. i'll ask howard dean what this means for the people. >>> i know you are, but what am i? >> america's zaniest congressman takes a stand on a cause close to his heart. >> we shouldn't eliminate the word lunatic. it really has application around this town. >>> and apple's ceo breaks big news to brian williams on "rock center." >> we've been working for years on doing more and more in the united states. and next year we will do one of our existing mac lines in the united states. >> tonight, the story behind apple's economic patriotism in an era of bain capital. with e.j. dionne. treatment as prilosec otc. now with a fancy coating that
donna gentile-o'donnell and michael eric dyson. professor, great to have you with us tonight. >>> there's a lot more coming up in the next half hour of "the ed show." stay tuned. >> we're not going to implement obama care in florida. >> we're going to continue to push back on washington, d.c. >> add new jersey and south dakota to the list of states where republican governors are still fighting obama care. i'll ask howard dean what this means for the people....
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here to explain further is the new york attorney general himself, eric snyderman. welcome back to "power lunch," mr. attorney general. good to have you with us. >> good to be here, tyler. understanding who exactly is effected here and how. these are 501 par c-4 groups. who are they? >> 501 c 4 groups aren't like c 1 where they have more restrictive activity. they can be lobby or other things that intersect between public policy and politics. they are not supposed to engage in campaign activity, however, other than to really a very sort of dimin muss extent. >> what are names that i might recognize, mr. snyderman? >> 25014, in new york i regulate the chair knits new york state. we have thousands of charities. including c 4s, from the rifle association to planned parenthood but we have discovered a new phenomenon of c4s set up to launder money and conceal folks spending money on political ads and mostly, attack ads. and the last election, the election that just finished, we haven't finished counting all of the numbers yet but we expect over $500 million was laundered
here to explain further is the new york attorney general himself, eric snyderman. welcome back to "power lunch," mr. attorney general. good to have you with us. >> good to be here, tyler. understanding who exactly is effected here and how. these are 501 par c-4 groups. who are they? >> 501 c 4 groups aren't like c 1 where they have more restrictive activity. they can be lobby or other things that intersect between public policy and politics. they are not supposed to engage...
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secretary, general eric shinseki said the goal was to get the wait time down to four months. and instead of going down even toward four months, it's going up and up and up and up, to the current level, which is the longest wait time the v.a. has recorded since they started recording these numbers, which is 20 years ago. how can this be? and it's not just disability claims that are taking longer to deal with. it's also enindication benefits and burial claims and appeals. so for example, if you're a veteran, and you do get an initial response from the v.a., but you want to appeal the decision that they made about your benefits, your appeal right now is likely to get processed on average in about two and a half years. and that's after waiting your average of nine months for your initial claim that you ended up appealing. so think about this. you're just back from the war. you're injured. you leave the military. average wait times now mean it could take roughly four years to start to get the benefits that you need and deserve and earned and were promised? and in the meantime, goo
secretary, general eric shinseki said the goal was to get the wait time down to four months. and instead of going down even toward four months, it's going up and up and up and up, to the current level, which is the longest wait time the v.a. has recorded since they started recording these numbers, which is 20 years ago. how can this be? and it's not just disability claims that are taking longer to deal with. it's also enindication benefits and burial claims and appeals. so for example, if...
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around eric captor having the support of those more extreme hard right types. that is always a threat for boehner, always something he has to think about. more broadly and as more broadly than just to boehner. all these republicans, either half of them are partiers and the other half who aren't are scared to death they are going to be primaried in their next election by a tea party. >> just quickly here, what do you make of speaker boehner not coming out, at least at this point, being more direct regarding tax cuts for the wealthiest? from conservative radio to members of his own party, which started with tom cole earthquake the congressman it is all but impossible for the party to avoid that concession, if it is a concession or fairness, whatever your description or perspective, it is unavoidable. >> i saw what smerconish said in your earlier segment, republicans should embrace it, they can turn around and put pressure on obama. but you and i and smerconish don't really know what the conservative base in john boehner's district and other districts around the c
around eric captor having the support of those more extreme hard right types. that is always a threat for boehner, always something he has to think about. more broadly and as more broadly than just to boehner. all these republicans, either half of them are partiers and the other half who aren't are scared to death they are going to be primaried in their next election by a tea party. >> just quickly here, what do you make of speaker boehner not coming out, at least at this point, being...
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michael eric dyson, hogan gidley, mike viqueira. we have just received a heart-breaking picture of another one of the school victims at the sandy hook elementary. the family of 6-year-old allison wyatt released this photo and a statement describing their daughter as sweet, creative, funny, and intelligent, adding quite simply that allison made the world a better place, and so she did. ♪ oh, let me guess -- more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. that
michael eric dyson, hogan gidley, mike viqueira. we have just received a heart-breaking picture of another one of the school victims at the sandy hook elementary. the family of 6-year-old allison wyatt released this photo and a statement describing their daughter as sweet, creative, funny, and intelligent, adding quite simply that allison made the world a better place, and so she did. ♪ oh, let me guess -- more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the...
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loss of leadership and leverage just hours after saying the measure would pass house majority lead eric cantor broke the stunning news. >> no vote today? >> no. >> will there be one tomorrow? >> no. >> are you ditching plan b? will there be a vote today? >> no. >> what happens next? >> a major factor which may affect whether a deal will be made the markets the dow opened down and remained in negative territory all day as investors react to the uncertainty of the fiscal cliff negotiations. let me bring in michigan congressman levin. nice to see you. so where do we go from here? >> i think speaker boehner has to decide whether he's a leader of a dysfunctional caucus or he's going to be a speaker of the whole house, work with democrats, go back and negotiate with the president. when the speaker says there's a perception that taxes were being raised, know the reality is under his proposal some taxes were going to be raised. and he has within his caucus a group that has really radicalized the republican party and his caucus who will not vote for any increase in taxes no matter what, even tho
loss of leadership and leverage just hours after saying the measure would pass house majority lead eric cantor broke the stunning news. >> no vote today? >> no. >> will there be one tomorrow? >> no. >> are you ditching plan b? will there be a vote today? >> no. >> what happens next? >> a major factor which may affect whether a deal will be made the markets the dow opened down and remained in negative territory all day as investors react to the...
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eric boss well who resigned after a scathing report on the attack only gave up his appointed position not his other duties. he and three other employees put on administrative leave will be allowed back on the job. he was supposed to be reporting the news but david gregory is becoming the news. >> this is a magazine that carries 30 bullets. here is the problem with that. washington, d.c. gun laws say carrying a magazine that holds more than 10 round of magazines is illegal in the district. nbc wasn't commented on the matter yet. >> the man who ran the largest ponzi scheme in american history says the problem with wall street there's not enough tra e transparen transparency. bernie madoff offering his position on the problems with wall street in a christmas eve letter he sent to the fox business network. madoff says the more trade are kept confidential the more valuable that information is. he says this lack of transparency leads to insider trading. more than 50 years in jail for scamming thousands out of 20 billion. head nothing better to do than to write the letter. >> the information
eric boss well who resigned after a scathing report on the attack only gave up his appointed position not his other duties. he and three other employees put on administrative leave will be allowed back on the job. he was supposed to be reporting the news but david gregory is becoming the news. >> this is a magazine that carries 30 bullets. here is the problem with that. washington, d.c. gun laws say carrying a magazine that holds more than 10 round of magazines is illegal in the district....
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. >> just in the last few moments, the house majority leader eric cantor, has said that he believes the republican leadership has the votes to get the so-called plan b through the house when they vote on it thursday. the problem, though, is that senator reid says it would never get through the senate. so we're basically back to square one. forget about plan b. now we may have to go to c or d or e, one of those. >> shepard: all right. ed henry, thanks. there is apparently optimism. in fact, there is that a budget deal could be near and it showed on wall street. in fact, for every two stocks that fell, nearly three finished in the green. the dow jumped by the end of the session 116 points. nasdaq up 44. the s & p 500 climbed some 16 to close at a two-month high. >>> today marks one year since the last u.s. combat troops left iraq. america still has a huge presence in baghdad. the u.s. embassy there is as large as vatican city with almost 200 american troops providing embassy security and handling sales of u.s. arms to the iraqis. it may be a preview of the future of afghanistan in which t
. >> just in the last few moments, the house majority leader eric cantor, has said that he believes the republican leadership has the votes to get the so-called plan b through the house when they vote on it thursday. the problem, though, is that senator reid says it would never get through the senate. so we're basically back to square one. forget about plan b. now we may have to go to c or d or e, one of those. >> shepard: all right. ed henry, thanks. there is apparently optimism....
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you just had eric canter, the house majority leader saying the day before that they were going to pass that he had the votes. does he not communicate? do these guys not talk to each other? i don't understand how john boehner allowed himself to be really humiliated by his caucus. that said, it isn't surprising because this isn't the new congress that was e lekted in november. this is the same congress fuelled by this tea party, hard core rejectionest group that hasn't been able to pass anything in two years. they came here to blow the place up, not to make legislation and they really just haven't changed because of the election. >> steven, how much of this has to do with perhaps disappointment in speaker boehner negotiating in good faith with the president? in other words, maybe they don't want him doing that? >> well, there was a lot of concern among the house republicans that i talked to that -- there were two problems. one was speaker boehner, i think did a poor job. and i'm not an adversary of speaker boehner. i like the man. there was concern that he just wasn't kmooun kating what
you just had eric canter, the house majority leader saying the day before that they were going to pass that he had the votes. does he not communicate? do these guys not talk to each other? i don't understand how john boehner allowed himself to be really humiliated by his caucus. that said, it isn't surprising because this isn't the new congress that was e lekted in november. this is the same congress fuelled by this tea party, hard core rejectionest group that hasn't been able to pass anything...